Mansa Musa was one of the most powerful emperors that ever came out of Africa. His reign was very prosperous and marked a turning point in African history In fact, according to historians, he must have been richer than or equal to the legendary King Solomon in wealth.
He was the tenth Mansa which translates emperor of the wealthy West
African Mali Empire. Mali then consisted of territoriy in present-day
southern Mauritania, Mali and the immediate surrounding arears.
Mansa Musa embarked on a large building program, raising mosques and
madrases in Timbuktu and Gao. In fact, the ancient center of learning
Sankore Madrash (University of Sankore) was constructed during his
reign. During this peroid, there was an
advanced level of urban living in the major centers of Male. In fact,
scholars maintain that Mali then
had at least 400 cities.
It is in the historical records that Mansa Musa travelled through the
cities of Timbuktu and Gao on his
way to Mecca, and made them a part of his empire when he returned in
1325. He brought architects
from Andalusia, a region in Spain and Cairo to huild his grand palace in
timbuktu.
Timbuktu soon became a center of trade, culture and Islam. The markets
brought in merchants from
Hausaland, Egpyt and other African kingdoms. A university was founded in
the city and Timbuktu
became a new area for Islamic Scholarship.
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Queen Nzigna
Queen Nzigha was one African queen who did not succumb to colionalism and its manifestations
Nainga was born to King Kiluanji and Kangela in 1583. She was greatly favored by her father who allowed her to witness as he governed his kingdom and in fact carried her with him to war. She lived during a period when the Atlantic slave trade and the expansion of power by the Porugues in the region was growing rapidly. To be more precise, in the 16th century, the Portugues position in the slave trade was threatened by England and France. As a result, the Portugues shifted their slave-trading activities to the congo and south West Africa. Mistaking the title of the ruler, ngola, for the name of the country, the Portuguese called the land of the Mbundu people "Angola"รข€”the name by which it is still known today
Nainga was born to King Kiluanji and Kangela in 1583. She was greatly favored by her father who allowed her to witness as he governed his kingdom and in fact carried her with him to war. She lived during a period when the Atlantic slave trade and the expansion of power by the Porugues in the region was growing rapidly. To be more precise, in the 16th century, the Portugues position in the slave trade was threatened by England and France. As a result, the Portugues shifted their slave-trading activities to the congo and south West Africa. Mistaking the title of the ruler, ngola, for the name of the country, the Portuguese called the land of the Mbundu people "Angola"รข€”the name by which it is still known today
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